The Samford University track and field team's historic 2017 campaign will continue this week, Wednesday through Saturday, as the Bulldogs' Keyth Fightmaster, Arsene Guillorel and Karisa Nelson have all qualified to compete in the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships to be held at historic Hayward Field.

All participants in the upcoming individual and relay events qualified through competition at preliminary round sites held on May 25-27 in Lexington, Kentucky and Austin, Texas. Heptathlon and decathlon participants will be competing for the first time at the finals.

The NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships are scheduled for June 7-10 in Eugene, Oregon.

Samford's Nelson, Guillorel and Fightmaster all qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships last week at the NCAA Regional held in Lexington, Kentucky. Nelson qualified for the championships in the women's 1,500 meters, while Guillorel advanced in the men's 10,000 meters and Fightmaster qualified in the men's high jump.

Nelson ran her race in 4:11.86, finishing third, with the top 12 advancing to the championships. Guillorel came in second in the 10,000 meters with a time of 29:56.20. Fightmaster achieved a height of 2.10 meters to finish 10th in the men's high jump.

This week, Samford's Guillorel will get things started for the Bulldogs on Wednesday at 9:08 p.m. (CT) with the championship final of the 10,000-meter run. The top eight finishers in each event of the NCAA Outdoor Championships will earn All-America status.

The first two days of this week's competition will be broadcast live on ESPN2 beginning at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday and 6:30 p.m., Thursday.

The final two days of action will be televised on ESPN with the network coverage starting at 7:30 p.m., on Friday and 5:30 p.m., on Saturday.

On Thursday, Samford's defending national champion in the indoor mile, Nelson, will be looking to continue her quest for a second title at 6:46 p.m., in the 1,500-meter run. She will compete in the semifinal round Thursday with hopes of advancing to Saturday's championship final, which will be held at 5:41 p.m.

Fightmaster, who will be competing in the high jump this week, is scheduled to vie for the national championship beginning at 7 p.m., on Friday.

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